On the Market: May 2014

Santa Ynez, California

STATS
5 BEDROOMS
5 BATHROOMS
2 HALF BATH
7,000 SQ. FT.
$7.5 MILLION

Pedigree: In 2006, architect Frederick Fisher conceived this modernist house on a former cattle ranch north of Santa Barbara. Corrugated Cor-Ten steel clads the single-story structure, whose floor plan is based on a grid of 25-foot squares punctuated by a central courtyard. Interior designer Brad Dunning collaborated on the dwelling.

Photo: Jim Bartsch/Sotheby’s International Realty

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Santa Ynez, California

Property Values: The 20-acre grounds were devised by landscape architect George Girvin and feature an art studio and a lap pool.

Photo: Jim Bartsch/Sotheby’s International Realty

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Santa Ynez, California

Talking Point: The house’s layout nods to the grid-format arrangements favored by painter Jane Park Wells, who commissioned the home.

Stellenbosch, South Africa

STATS
7 BEDROOMS
6 BATHROOMS
2 HALF BATH
10,000 SQ. FT.
$7.3 MILLION

Pedigree: Oenophiles will delight in this picturesque wine estate comprising 214 rolling acres, about a 40-minute drive east of Cape Town. Anchoring the vineyards are two contemporary main residences in different styles: One is Cape Dutch, the other Mediterranean Revival.